In re the Claim of Burke

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 6, 2003, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

*871Claimant worked for the employer as an account manager for just over 2xk years. On March 27, 2003, he was advised by his supervisor that his position was being eliminated due to downsizing and that he was going to be laid off as of April 7, 2003. Rather than continuing to work until that day, he resigned from his position—effective the next day—to start…